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Four Common Eiders (two each on islands 1 and 3) and one hen Harlequin Duck 
(on island 2) were present this midmorning.  None of these Common Eiders had 
been in the area before today, or at least none at the CBBT; the female on 
island 1 previously was duskier than the birds out there now.  More male 
Long-tailed Ducks were around than have been present (but the total of 10 is 
still low), and more Bufflehead (18) than normal.  Two subadult male 
White-winged Scoters were at island 1 as well.  Few gulls were present, among 
them only 2 Lesser Black-backed, 20 Laughing, and 2 Bonaparte's.  Beautiful 
weather.  Wilson's Snipe must have had a flight lately, as a result of foul 
weather to the north; each puddle in the farm fields south of Cape Charles 
had one this morning.  Quite a few Red-tailed Hawks and vultures moving 
south, with a few Red-shouldereds mixed in.  

Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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